I am frequently asked to identify the following story: Cursed by an evil fairy at her christening, Princess Melisande grows up bald but finds herself facing another set of problems when her wish for golden hair is fulfilled. The story is "Melisande" by E. Nesbit. The text of the story is available on SurLaLune atMelisande.

I used these resources when researching the annotations for this fairy tale. Most should be available through your local library, but I have included links to the titles on Amazon.com for further reading.

Altman, Anna E. and Gail de Vos. Tales,
Then and Now: More Folktales As Literary Fictions for Young Adults. Englewood,
CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2001.
Amazon.com: Buy it in paperback.